Joburg Mayor Morero establishes disciplinary board to probe financial financial misconduct

Joburg Mayor Morero establishes disciplinary board to probe financial financial misconduct

This follows revelations that the municipality has incurred more than R23 billion in wasteful expenditure in the 2023/24 financial year. Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero has established a disciplinary board to probe allegations of financial misconduct in the metro. This follows revelations that the municipality has incurred more than R23 billion in wasteful expenditure in the 2023/24 financial year. Earlier this month, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana wrote a scathing letter to […]

14/08/2025 1

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Treasury threatens to stop funding Joburg municipality if it doesn’t get its finances in order

This funding goes towards capital projects like roads, water and electricity infrastructure. National Treasury has threatened to stop grant funding to the Johannesburg municipality if it doesn’t get its finances in order. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has written to the Joburg Mayor Dada Morero, saying he needs to do more to curb the city’s wasteful, irregular and unauthorised expenditure. The letter, dated the 30th of July, has sounded alarm bells […]

03/08/2025 1

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Joburg DA wants Morero to publicise the terms of reference of his ‘bomb squad’

The opposition party in Johannesburg said council had been kept in the dark about the work of the bomb squad and how it was being funded. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Johannesburg wants Mayor Dada Morero to make public the terms of reference for his bomb squad, which he recruited to save the city from a state of decline. The opposition party in Johannesburg said council had been kept in […]

31/07/2025 1

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Joburg’s Morero not yet ready to appoint Kunene’s replacement as transport MMC

Kenny Kunene resigned as a councillor on Sunday and was also recalled as the MMC for transport by his party due to his controversial visit to the home of a man accused of orchestrating a series of murders. The mayor of Johannesburg, Dada Morero, said he’s not yet ready to appoint a replacement for Patriotic Alliance (PA) deputy leader, Kenny Kunene, who no longer serves as the MMC for transport. […]

29/07/2025 2

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Joburg metro begins demolitions of illegal informal settlements in suburbs

The metro launched an operation on Friday targeting illegal informal settlements, starting with the Ginger park community in Sandton. ohannesburg mayor Dada Morero has said the metro has obtained a court order allowing the city to demolish structures built at unauthorised informal settlements. The metro launched an operation on Friday targeting illegal informal settlements, starting with the Ginger park community in Sandton. Morero said the operation is crucial for enforcing […]

26/07/2025 3

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Joburg Roads Agency says Lilian Ngoyi Street repairs at 77% complete

The 1.8km stretch was destroyed by an underground gas explosion two years ago. Repairs to the damaged Lilian Ngoyi Street in the Johannesburg CBD are progressing well, with 77% of the work having been completed. The 1.8km stretch was destroyed by an underground gas explosion two years ago. While there’ve been delays in finishing the repairs due to disputes with contractors, the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) said the road would […]

23/07/2025 3

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Joburg DA calls for Kenny Kunene’s axing after he was found at home of suspect in DJ Sumbody’s murder

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Johannesburg is calling for MMC for Transport Kenny Kunene to be fired after he was found at the home of a policeman suspected to be behind the murder of DJ Sumbody. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Johannesburg is calling for MMC for Transport Kenny Kunene to be fired after he was found at the home of a policeman suspected to be behind the murder of […]

22/07/2025 2

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Morero letter lays bare discrepancies in claims made by suspended RAF exec

RAF executive Sefotle Modiba resigned as director of treasury at the City of Johannesburg during disciplinary hearings where he was accused of misconduct. The City of Johannesburg has since denied Modiba’s claims that the separation was mutual. A letter sent by Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) has laid bare discrepancies in claims made by the suspended chief investment officer (CIO) at the Road […]

14/07/2025 2

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Joburg residents warned to prepare for water disruptions as Rand Water conducts maintenance

Rand Water will be carrying out planned maintenance on its O2 pipeline from Monday until Friday. Johannesburg residents are being warned to prepare for water disruptions, as parts of the city are expected to be without running water for up to four days. Rand Water will be carrying out planned maintenance on its O2 pipeline from Monday until Friday. The maintenance will affect several areas in the metro, including those […]

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